GOP congressman blasts NY Times Benghazi claims as ‘misleading’

Fox News ^ | December 28, 2013 | Fox

[xzins]

A top congressional Republican is saying a new report that concludes Al Qaeda did not carry out the 2012 attack on the U.S diplomatic compound in Benghazi, Libya, is “misleading.”

The new report published Saturday in the New York Times concludes that there was no evidence that Al Qaeda or other international terrorist groups had any role in the assault that took place on September 11, 2012, and that it appeared that the attack was fueled in large part by anger at an American-made anti-Islamic video, as the Obama administration first claimed.

New York Rep. Peter King, member and former chairman of the House’s Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, told Fox News the argument that the most overtly anti-Western militia, Ansar al-Shariah – not Al Qaeda – led the attack in an academic argument over semantics, considering Ansar al-Shariah is widely believed to be an affiliate terror group of Al Qaeda.

[McGruff]

Peter King. Who could have guessed.[/sarc] Bet he was part of the coverup.

[tet68]

When all else fails, repeat the meme.
When all else fails, repeat the meme.
When all else fails, repeat the meme.
When all else fails, repeat the meme.

[xzins]

I caught the very end of a report on Fox with the talking head saying “Bombshell NY Times article”. I said to my wife “Probably a bombshell that clears Obama.”

There’s no doubt in my mind these rags get government subsidies.

[MestaMachine]

Lord, it's rime.

Anyone wanting on or off the Benghazi ping list, please advise me or Republicanprofessor. All others are on the Threat Matrix ping list.

[VerySadAmerican]

Huh?

[blueunicorn6]

The New York Times.....paid liars for the Democrat party.

[kitchen]

youtube displays how many views a video receives. I clearly recall a timely report that this video had only a few views before the Rice claim, certainly not enough to cause an army to rise up across northern Africa and attack embassies and outposts.

[what's up]

Actually I think they are rewriting it for Madame Hillary.

[xzins]

This really reeks of desperation on their part about Benghazi. I’d say it’s about Hillary. Whoever mentioned that above is probably right.

Hillary probably has polling that shows Benghazi will injure her badly. It should. In all honesty, she was a weak, incompetent Sec of State. So much bad happened under her watch, that if she’d been a US commander, she’d have been relieved of command.

[xzins]

On reflection, I agree with you.

[xzins]

From the article at the link: It would also contradict a separate report by a leading social media firm that found that the first reference to the anti-Islam film that was initially blamed for sparking the attack was not detected on social media until a day later.

[zerosix]

You've got to be kidding!

Using the video as the "cause"?

I thought that scam had been exposed, at least in the rational world.

[xzins]

see #31

[Obama_Is_Sabotaging_America]

Failed in Russia (Russian 'reset' button)

Failed in Benghazi

Failed in Israel

Failed in Iran

Failed in Egypt

Failed in Iraq and Afghanistan

[Mortrey]

Dem bill would end death penalty for federal law.

“Rep. Donna Edwards (D-Md.) and seven other Democrats have proposed legislation that would eliminate the possibility of imposing the death penalty for a range of federal offenses, including several categories of murder and crimes against the government like treason and espionage.”

http://thehill.com/blogs/floor-action/house/19329

Gotta cover their butts first.

[Rodamala]

“Hope has returned to the hearts of scores of millions of men and women, and with that hope there burns the flame of anger against the brutal, corrupt invader. And still more fiercely burn the fires of hatred and contempt for the filthy Quislings whom he has suborned.”

~Winston Churchill, 12/26/1941

[Obama_Is_Sabotaging_America]

Where else do the monies from the DOJ’s shakedowns of corporations, stimulus money, 0bamacare website MILLIONS $$$, etc., goes.. THE GOVERNMENT MEDIA masquerading as MSM, NY Times, etc..

[FR_addict]

I was wondering why they sent Susan Rice out yet again to do the 60 minutes interview. Now I know.

They are rewriting history. I think Petraeus should be made to come before the Investigative committees and tell us where the video story originated.

[manc]

has anyone asked bozo where he was when he heard and did he go to bed knowing the embassy was under attack?

[Blood of Tyrants]

He gave his standard answer; he heard about it on TV. He has the most incompetent staff of any president in history.